Bible Verses About Leadership Decisions

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose thee

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good.

And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.

And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.